A nice warm cuppa can go a long way...I’m feeling rather proud of myself at the moment: I helped save someone’s life with a cup of hot chocolate!
How can you save a life with a hot, tasty beverage?
Yesterday, I happened across a diabetic man who desperately needed some sugar. By giving him some hot chocolate to drink, I was able to put his blood sugar levels back to normal levels.
What amazed me was that this man he had been completely ignored by the rest of the general public! And when I tried to get more help, no-one would! Why can we so often reluctant to help?
Do you find it easy to be the odd one out? Today's blog is about the pressure to conform!In my last blog, the ‘NSPCC Facebook Hoax’ it was obvious how easily we can get suckered-in to an internet hoax. But would you dare to be different and risk standing out from the crowd? Read on, to find out what it can take to go your own way…Read more
Facebook profile images have mysteriously been changing to cartoon characters. Why? Because this message has been passed around:
“Change your Facebook profile picture to a cartoon character from your childhood and invite your friends to do the same, for the NSPCC. Until Monday (December 6th), there should be no human faces on Facebook, but an invasion of memories. This is a campaign to stop violence against children”
Did you think like me that you could help a charity by changing your profile picture? I changed mine to a character from the 1980s cartoon 'Mysterious Cities of Gold'
Sadly, it’s all a hoax! I fell for it, and I found out that it’s been going around for a while. But this got me thinking: Why are we so easily fooled?
And does it matter anyway if we are gullible?